EUROSION Case Study
LUCCOMBE - BLACKGANG ISLE OF WIGHT (UNITED KINGDOM)
Contact:
Robin G. McINESS
Isle of Wight Centre for Coastal Environment
County Hall, Newport 59 PO Box 301UD Isle of Wight (UNITED KINGDOM)
Tel: +44 198 385 60 52 Fax: +44 198 385 62 08
e-mail: [email protected]
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EUROSION Case Study
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA
The Isle of Wight lies off the South Coast of England. Its 110km dynamic coastline is extremely diverse in terms of its geology and geomorphology and its coastal zone has a high nature conservation value with numerous international, European and national designations. This has resulted in a long history of managing coastal issues and finding innovative ways to reconcile conflicting activities and view points within the coastal zone. The pilot zone to be studied is the Ventnor Undercliff. The Undercliff extends for 12 km along the south coast of the Isle of Wight from Luccombe in the east to Blackgang in the west. The town of Ventnor (population 7,000) is the main residential area, together with the villages of Luccombe, Bonchurch, St Lawrence, Niton and Blackgang.
Fig. 1: Location map of the Ventor Undercliff area (Isle of Wight, UK).
1.1. Physical process level
1.1.1 Classification